BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 4. Romania intends to
proceed supporting vitality initiatives in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan,
Ana Cristina Tinca, State Secretary of the Ministry of International
Affairs of Romania, stated in an unique interview with Development.
“Essentially the most pure conduit connecting the European Union and
Kazakhstan, and bringing them nearer politically and economically,
is the Southern Caucasus area and Azerbaijan, a riparian Caspian
nation. It’s equally important to notice that Kazakhstan and
Azerbaijan are each vital vitality companions for the European
Union. Consequently, the European Union, and Romania specifically
(as an EU Member State on the Black Sea), will persist of their
help of all initiatives which might be designed to enhance vitality
safety,” she stated.
Because the state secretary famous, Romania is especially involved
with the diversification of provide sources and transport routes,
the sustainable growth of recent vitality sources, and the
promotion of a balanced transition to inexperienced economies.
“Naturally, growing the volumes of hydrocarbons shipped through
the Caspian and Black Seas, constructing new infrastructure capacities
or increasing current ones, in addition to growing inexperienced vitality,
stay key subjects of curiosity for us. In relation to
connectivity, we imagine that policymakers in Kazakhstan,
Azerbaijan, and the European Union (together with in Romania) share the
identical views over the significance of growing transport and
logistics, vitality, and digital connectivity,” Ana Cristina Tinca
stated.
The state secretary emphasised Romania’s energetic participation in
essential initiatives, together with common ferry traces within the Black Sea,
the event of an electrical cable underneath the Black Sea (often known as
the Inexperienced Electrical energy Hall), an underwater fiber optic cable
in direction of the South Caucasus, and the Black Sea-Caspian Sea Freight
Transport Hall.
“These initiatives additionally contribute to enhancing the connections
between Europe and Kazakhstan and the broader Central Asian
area,” she added.
To recall, on December 17, 2022, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania,
and Hungary inked a strategic partnership settlement, outlining the
building of an vitality bridge from the Caucasus area to
Europe.
The aforesaid settlement specifies that the Black Sea Vitality
submerged electrical cable, which shall be 1,195 kilometers lengthy and
have a capability of 1,000 MW, shall be constructed. Romania will function a
conduit for the transmission of inexperienced electrical energy that originates
in Azerbaijan and travels through Georgia and the Black Sea to Hungary
and the remainder of Europe. As much as 4 gigawatts of renewable vitality
is likely to be made obtainable underneath the trouble.
This Could, vitality operators from Azerbaijan, Romania, Georgia,
and Hungary signed a memorandum to determine a three way partnership for
the implementation of the Black Sea Vitality venture.
The headquarters of the aforementioned three way partnership shall be
situated in Bucharest, Romania.